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This article is about the VoiSona software known as a voicebank. If you are looking for the VoiSona character then click here.
History[]
2024[]
On August 5, 2024, a collaboration project between Studio ENTRE Inc. (a company with the goal of creating new businesses by combining the broad entertainment business with technology) and Japanese animation studio GONZO K.K. announced the formation of a new A.I. singer label, "GEMVOX". GEMVOX was announced to be a next-generation label that includes A.I. singers, all named after gemstones, developed using the latest voice synthesizer technology aimed with the goal of having new works created daily by various creators and to provide a series of captivating "AI Singers"[1] that inspire creators' imagination, curate the works produced, and encourage collaboration among creators. The project was launched together with Shinichiro Ishikawa, president of GONZO, who continues to pioneer the use of technology in the anime industry, while also taking advantage of the activities of the AI research group "ARS" (AI Resonate Society). The first announced vocalist of the company was Shimon Topaz, a mysterious girl with a dark appearance who has a beautiful and clear voice and is trilingual, fluent in Japanese, English, and Korean. At the time, it was not specified which synthesizer Topaz would be developed for. Topaz was also announced to be featured as the main vocalist for the theme song for the upcoming anime PV, "Gloria".[2][3][4][5]
On August 21, the president of Studio ENTRE Inc., Norikazu Yamaguchi, followed up on a blog detailing further details of Topaz's development, confirming she would be sold as a singing voice database for Synthesizer V Studio. The technology was not only to be linked to Dreamtonics Co., Ltd., but would also be collaborating with Techno-Speech, Inc. and Yamaha Corporation (developers respectively of VoiSona and VOCALOID), intent to create AI singers for various platforms and are preparing various projects.[6]
After Topaz, three other AI vocalists, all of them then-unnamed, were being hinted on the GEMVOX homepage, with no mention of any specific synthesizer engines for them. While silhouettes were only shown for two of those vocalists (packed together as a pair over the placeholder name "???"), an image of a masked man was being shown for the remaining vocal (also temporarily labeled as "???"). On October 13, Yamaguchi revealed that the second AI vocal project would be a masculine singer named Jasper; although he was then announced to be releasing in November, his target engine was left out unspecified.[7] On October 25, in an article covering the release of Topaz's second anime PV "Wafu", Yamaguchi went on record to reveal that the second project was being developed for VoiSona.[8]
During a live talk held at Tokyo Musical Instruments Expo 2024 at the Science Museum on November 3, Yamaguchi announced that Jasper would be an AI singer voiced by Taichiro Mitsunaga (who was described as a good bilingual Japanese-English singer) and that he was in the final stages of finishing up development, while Ishikawa added that he was expected to sing in a wide range. He was now expected to release during early December, rather than November as previously announced.[9] Sometime later the same month, his official website (which was actually created back on or before September 23, according to the Wayback Machine) was launched, still left in an unfinished state (and not yet directly linked from GEMVOX's official homepage), with no information other than mistakenly crediting as his character voice provider (CV) Ryota Mitsunaga, a Japanese musician and DJ who happens to be Taichiro's younger brother.[10]
On December 1, when asked by a Twitter user, Yamaguchi announced that Jasper would be released for VoiSona on December 11.[11] His website was finally updated on or shortly before his release date, with the voice-provider credit partially fixed from Ryota to Taichiro Mitsunaga (only at the top of the page; the bottom credit still reads "Ryota Mitsunaga" by mistake); his full character profile was also filled in.[12]
Product Information[]
Demonstrations[]
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| えふ (Efu) (Preview) |  YouTube
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| えふ (Efu) (Full version) | YouTube
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System Requirements[]
- Supported Operating Environment
- Windows 10 ~ 11 Japanese / English edition (64bit)
- macOS 10.12 (High Sierra) ~ 10.14 (Sonoma) or later
- CPU: Intel / AMD dual core processor or higher (4 cores or higher recommended)
- Memory: 4GB or more (8GB or more recommended)
- HDD: 1GB or more
- Display: 1280 x 720 or higher full color
- DAW: DAW software compatible with VSTi that generates 48kHz waveforms
- Other: Internet connection is required for license activation and update.
Voicebank Libraries[]
| Product Information | |
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| Optimum | |
| Language: Japanese Genre: Unannounced Optimum Range: C3 ~ G4 Optimum Tempo: 70-125 BPM
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Jasper is a male singer based on the voice of singer-songwriter Taichiro Mitsunaga. His vocals are characterized by their depth and softness. |
Trial Version/Starter Pack |
| Trial Version: No Starter Pack: No
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| Voicebank sample | |
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References[]
- ↑ Not to be confused with AISingers, a Chinese AI vocal synthesis program developed by Xiamen Youta Animation Technology Co., Ltd. released in February 2020.
- ↑ https://gemvox.ai/posts/opening
- ↑ https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000047.000062348.html
- ↑ https://japan.cnet.com/release/31011412/
- ↑ https://gemvox.ai/topaz
- ↑ https://note.com/yamabug/n/nd0e6ddda0672
- ↑ https://note.com/yamabug/n/n3d0fca71fc50
- ↑ https://medium.com/@anime_chain/vocaloid-project-topaz-released-the-music-video-using-the-newest-ai-technology-966697cd04c8
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXu2yRJoBpw&t=1605s
- ↑ https://gemvox.ai/jasper (Wayback Machine screenshot, September 23, 2024)
- ↑ https://x.com/yamabug/status/1863208568280990138
- ↑ https://gemvox.ai/jasper (Wayback Machine screenshot, December 11, 2024)